For centuries, humanity has pondered the ultimate fate of the universe. From theories of infinite expansion to the concept of ...

Astronomy is, in essence, an exercise in inference. We cannot touch the stars, nor scoop up galaxies in a lab. Instead, we ...

Even before the first stars lit up the Universe, the Cosmos was not the cold place most researchers once imagined. New ...

UC Riverside has developed a technology that enables scientists to peer deeper into the universe. Gravitational-wave science ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver awe-inspiring views of the cosmos and the art world has taken ...

However, the diameter of the observable universe is said to be over 900 billion light-years, right? Oh yes, the Beijing Planetarium previously calculated it to be around 920 billion light-years. Just ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...

Did stars and galaxies give rise to black holes, or was it the other way around? New research may challenge ideas about how ...

The paper presents evidence that dark energy – a proposed form of energy that affects the universe – may not be a constant ...

In May 2019, astronomers picked up something strange in the fabric of spacetime. The LIGO and Virgo detectors recorded a ...

Explore the universe with multi-messenger astronomy, combining light, gravitational waves, neutrinos, and cosmic rays for a ...

Join the celebration of International Astronomy Day by looking up at the spectacular southern night sky, engaging in exciting ...